Sorrento Slam Helps Lift SteepleCats

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SANFORD, Maine -- Sacred Heart's Victor Sorrento hit a grand slam to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to an 8-5 win over Sanford on Monday night in New England Collegiate Baseball League action.
 
Christopher Fornaci started the rally with a leadoff walk. After the Mainers retired the next two, Logan Boyher and Jim Haley each drew a walk to load the bases. Sorrento followed with his second home run of the summer to give North Adams a 4-0 lead.
 
Sorrento finished the game hitting 2-for-5, and Hunter Lee went 1-for-3 with a triple.
 
Josh Garran earned the win on the mound with eight strikeous, five hits and two walks over six innings.
 
Garran got help from four relievers, including Mount Greylock graduate Rob Buffis, who pitched a third of an inning.
 
North Adams (8-6) travels to Newport, R.I., on Wednesday night.
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North Adams Council Gives Initial OK to Zoning Change

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council wrapped up business in about 30 minutes on Tuesday, moving several ordinance changes forward. 
 
A zoning change that would add a residential property to the commercial zone on State Road was adopted to a second reading but met with some pushback. The Planning Board recommended the change.
 
The vote was 5-2, with two other councilors abstaining, indicating there may be difficulty reaching a supermajority vote of six for final passage.
 
Centerville Sticks LLC (Tourists resort) had requested the extension of the Business 2 zone to cover 935 State Road. Centerville had purchased the large single-family home adjacent the resort in 2022. 
 
Ben Svenson, principal of Centerville, had told a joint meeting of the Planning Board and City Council earlier this month that it was a matter of space and safety. 
 
The resort had been growing and an office building across Route 2 was filled up. 
 
"We've had this wonderful opportunity to grow our development company. That's meant we have more office jobs and we filled that building up," he said. "This is really about safety. Getting people across Route 2 is somewhat perilous."
 
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